Nishank, Author at Centre for Financial Accountability

Wildlife Clearances – Are they really serving the purpose of protecting the Protected Areas?

A Policy Brief Wildlife Clearance plays a crucial role in protecting India’s designated protected areas. The wil...

Undoing Conservation: India’s National Parks Giving Way for Infra Projects – A Compendium of 3 Case Studies on National Parks

India’s burgeoning economic growth in the last two decades, especially in the infrastructure sector, has heavily impacte...

General Infrastructure Finance Publications

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Infrastructure Projects In and Around Protected Areas Need to Be Held Financially Accountable

India is home to 96,000 species of animals and 47,000 species of plants and nearly half the world’s aquatic plants. Cons...

Coverage General Infrastructure Finance

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Undoing Conservation: India’s Tiger Reserves Giving Way for Infra Projects

A Compendium of 10 Case Studies on Tiger Reserves India’s burgeoning economic growth in the last two decades, esp...

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Can Renewable Energy Projects Help in Saving India’s Protected Areas?

India’s Protected Areas play a crucial role in preserving our precious biodiversity. India is home to 89,000 species of ...

General Infrastructure Finance Renewable

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এনটিপিসির অন্ধকারাচ্ছন্ন দিক: এনটিপিসির সামাজিক ও পরিবেশগত ‘ফুটপ্রিন্ট’ বিষয়ক একটি সমালোচনা

This report is a Bengali translation of our special report, ‘The Dark Side of NTPC.’ This exclusive report d...

General Publications

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Rise In Infrastructure Projects In Protected Areas: A Self-Defeating Goal For Development

Infrastructure is considered the backbone of any economy. The impetus on infrastructure sector becomes much more in a g...

General Infrastructure Finance Publications

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Does Kerala Need a Bullet Train?

Kerala’s proposed flagship Silver Line project claims to be a gamechanger, but at what costs?Dubai Metro Rail, photo cou...

General Infrastructure Finance

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The Futility of Per Capita Comparisons in Unequal Societies

A few months ago, a news made headlines, doing rounds in the social media about how it was a matter of much shame that I...

General Indian Economy Infrastructure Finance

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Analysis of Environmental Clearances Given to Projects in Protected Areas

Environmental Clearances for a variety of developmental projects are critical in preserving our natural resources includ...

Climate Finance General Infrastructure Finance

December 12, 2022

Nishank

Wildlife Clearances – Are they really serving the purpose of protecting the Protected Areas?

A Policy Brief Wildlife Clearance plays a crucial role in protecting India’s designated protected areas. The wildlife clearances issued by the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife (SC-NBWL) for various infrastructure and developmental projects have constantly come under scann...

General Infrastructure Finance Publications

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September 19, 2022

Nishank

Undoing Conservation: India’s National Parks Giving Way for Infra Projects – A Compendium of 3 Case Studies on National Parks

India’s burgeoning economic growth in the last two decades, especially in the infrastructure sector, has heavily impacted its forests and protected areas. Not only has there been a diversion of large tracts of forest land for non-forest purposes, but various infrastructure projects such as roadways,...

General Infrastructure Finance Publications

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September 9, 2022

Nishank

Infrastructure Projects In and Around Protected Areas Need to Be Held Financially Accountable

India is home to 96,000 species of animals and 47,000 species of plants and nearly half the world’s aquatic plants. Conservation of wild flora and fauna has been one of the key thrust areas for India, which is facilitated through protected areas. While the protected areas had been declared with the ...

Coverage General Infrastructure Finance

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August 16, 2022

Nishank

Undoing Conservation: India’s Tiger Reserves Giving Way for Infra Projects

A Compendium of 10 Case Studies on Tiger Reserves India’s burgeoning economic growth in the last two decades, especially in the infrastructure sector, has heavily impacted its forests and protected areas. Not only has there been a diversion of large tracts of forest land for non-forest purpos...

General Publications

Article

July 1, 2022

Nishank

Can Renewable Energy Projects Help in Saving India’s Protected Areas?

India’s Protected Areas play a crucial role in preserving our precious biodiversity. India is home to 89,000 species of animals and 46,000 species of plants and nearly half the world’s aquatic plants. Conservation of wild flora and fauna has been one of the key thrust areas for India. Protected Area...

General Infrastructure Finance Renewable

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June 22, 2022

Nishank

এনটিপিসির অন্ধকারাচ্ছন্ন দিক: এনটিপিসির সামাজিক ও পরিবেশগত ‘ফুটপ্রিন্ট’ বিষয়ক একটি সমালোচনা

This report is a Bengali translation of our special report, ‘The Dark Side of NTPC.’ This exclusive report documents the violations caused by the NTPC’s power plants on various fronts over the past decade — forceful land acquisition, the environmental damage caused to communities, toxic ...

General Publications

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April 14, 2022

Nishank

Rise In Infrastructure Projects In Protected Areas: A Self-Defeating Goal For Development

Infrastructure is considered the backbone of any economy. The impetus on infrastructure sector becomes much more in a growing economy, with the government terming investment in infrastructure “quintessential” to boost growth as highlighted in Economic Survey 2020-21. This can also be observed in se...

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December 17, 2021

Nishank

Does Kerala Need a Bullet Train?

Kerala’s proposed flagship Silver Line project claims to be a gamechanger, but at what costs?Dubai Metro Rail, photo courtesy: pxhereKerala’s flagship Silver Line project, a semi high speed rail corridor passing through 11 districts between Thiruvananthpuram and Kasargod is not technically a “Bullet...

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October 1, 2021

Nishank

The Futility of Per Capita Comparisons in Unequal Societies

A few months ago, a news made headlines, doing rounds in the social media about how it was a matter of much shame that India had fallen behind Bangladesh on the metric of Per Capita Income. In the fiscal year 2020-21, India’s per capita income stood at $1,947 while Bangladesh’s per capita income was...

General Indian Economy Infrastructure Finance

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September 23, 2021

Nishank

Analysis of Environmental Clearances Given to Projects in Protected Areas

Environmental Clearances for a variety of developmental projects are critical in preserving our natural resources including forests, minerals, biodiversity, water sources, etc. It is a process that involves obtaining a nod from the government for certain types of projects that are to be developed or...

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